The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-08-18
Generali:;es.

Nebraska cIai'i.~ 4 population of >c0.000.
Violent shocks oi earthquake have been felt
al La@haout. Algeria. A number of houses
were destroyed.
According to the estimate of Icadin. wool
merchants The ttah clip this year will amount
to s.oG'0"o pounds.
4 oavc-in that sunk five acres of land and
wrecked three houses WAS caused near PittSton.
Pa, by coal mining operations.
\ Frcnchwomu recently took the train at a
station. her family consisting of five children
the oldest of which was but six Years.
Forty la>ter> in Brockton are striking Oh ac-
count Of the introduction Of lasting machines
and the employment Of non-iin N men there
on.
Rain fell heavily ut Toronto, ont. Friday.
Aug. 9th. the first time in i've weeks that a
drop has fallen. The crops are seriously in
inrcl by the ,iroulh.
The eleven Chicago 'hoodIcrs' haze been
convicted. Scven Of them have been sentenced
10 two years in prison. and HE t.:hcrs have
been fined II 900 c:;cl
The wheat crop Of Manitoba and the North
west Territories will be from 900. 800 to Doo0
900 bushels. or more than double la>t wear.
Weld. liarye>in. has begun
Niirci Woodruff. president of iiic Mormon
apostles, has succeeded to Tho rrc>iicn Of
Iho Mormon church. He il ~ wears old and i,
a man Of mediocre ability
TIL" Republicans Of Kentucky polIcd 100
votes more than were east for Blaine the total
vote being about l2a'sbO. tile largest Republic
can vote ever east in Kentucky.
From present Indication, the California
honey crop his wear will Be one of The li.bt.-t
ever raised in the stat. There will NOT l.
n:or than ono-t"nth Il an average crop.
Henry Her. has forbidden DR.. Sommcr to
experiment with Pa>teur'> hy,irophobic inoct-
latioa system upon dogs in the New York
pound ~ bcin. cruelty 10 animals.
The lo>, Of the Hull wheat clique at SAN
Francisco by the collapse Of a deal j. ,inlr,d
AZ from s-j.0W.WW To- SG.Wo. 600 MANY SIM
re-, that Flood AMI Mackay were principals.
Mr. Richard r. Booth. the temperance alvo-
cafe. ha> returned TO Boston from a seven
wears tour around the world. In the course
OF his labor> he induced more than Il million
people 10 sign the pledge.
The number of men in the armies of Europc
on the peace footing is ever :i.0OO, 900, and on
the war footing between l0,00O,00O and II .OOO,-
600. The cost of European ornaments is cSti-
mated at about g, 100 100000.
4 physician lyn. near the sea saws that
during the past five years he has noted the
hour and minute Of death in hincty-thrce pa
tlcntS, and every one has gone out with the
tide save four, who died suddenly by accident
About twenty patent lawyers in Washing
ton, it has been discovered. borrowed from the
late Clerk Bacon of the Patent Office sums
aggregating about 5000. They have been
notified that unless they pay up they will he
disbarrcd.
m Il cbnEi l. bo
Newport. She rides out frequently, but pre-
fcrs rambling alone. She usually wears a bIuc
flannel, tailor-nade dress, which IS extremely
simple and stylish. She wears ugly, fiat Eng
fish walking shoes, for comforts sake.
Several British and American vessels have
been seized by revenue cutter on Il charge of
engaging illegally in the Alaska seal fisheries.
and taken to Stka. The vessels seized last
year were ordered to be restored to their own
crS, but this has not been done. it is said
Charles b. Waite. the editor of the Law
the chairman of woman's right suffrage com
mttec of New York an elaborate opinion slls-
tanning the latter'S claim that the New
York constitution does not prevent women
from voting.
Senator sherman, in an interview at Winni-
peg. stated that commercial union between
Canada and the United States was attracting
W
matter for England and America to settle. and
that Roman Catholic influence at Quebec would
undoubtedly be against it.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recently sent cir
cular to its correspondents instructing them to
ascertain the probable strength of the Union
Labor party at the coming election. Judging
from the counties reported, the labor men will
poll from 10000 to $4,000 votes in the State
The indications are that 70 per cent of the vote
will come from the Democrats
How | Felt.
Why, two years ago was just about crazy, and
no wonder that my wife and children were afraid
of me- You just want to suffer with neuralgia
with no relief rs did until used Sulphur Bitters.
They cured me, and now my wife says am as